Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Georgia Student Finance Commission is partnering with 40 Georgia colleges and universities to waive college application fees this November in honor of the state’s “Apply to College Month,” WSBTV reported. Brian Kemp College application fees vary from school to school but on average are approximately $50. “We Brian Kemp said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

The introduction and rollout of the new Better FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form has led to a multitude of challenges, setbacks, and concerns among students, caregivers, and educators.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

Department of Education (ED) Office of Federal Student Aid. Richard Cordray “We are grateful for Rich Cordray’s three years of service, in which he accomplished more transformational changes to the student aid system than any of his predecessors,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Federal Student Aid (FSA) has released updated guidelines for how the FAFSA should be processed for underaged applicants who wish to apply for financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Two political leaders allege that a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form error is preventing students with contributors, including parents and spouses, who do not have a Social Security Number from completing the U.S. However, contributors without SSNs still cannot complete their part of the application.

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Counselors' Corner

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It isn’t unusual for a few students to come in with a list of colleges that, based on the numbers, make the student a reach candidate. This year, more lists than usual are fitting that description, and fewer of these lists seem to contain any schools where the student stands a more realistic chance at admission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Excelencia in Education, an organization working for increased access and completion of Latinx students in postsecondary education, has released its latest report on programs that have qualitatively and quantitatively shown to improve and increase the success of Latinx students in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Community college students in California will now have an easier time lining up their academic progress to transfer to a California State University (CSU) system school, now that CSU has opened up access to its recent Transfer Planner to even more students.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Department of Education reaffirms that student can no longer access incomplete FAFSA applications indefinitely. It is important that you remind students of this change which starts in the 24-25 academic year. What is the policy?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2024

Two new reports and an online dashboard from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, are part of an ambitious effort to tell the story of transfer students. No state is doing well in terms of getting their community college students to transfer and complete,” said Velasco Rodriguez.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 5, 2023

Draft versions of the proposed 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form and the FAFSA Submission Summary (formerly known as the Student Aid Report) are available for public comment. These forms are used by individuals applying for federal student aid.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Federal Student Aid has started to email FAFSA applicants to advise them to check their form’s status in “the first half of March.” ” The communication failed short of providing any new information or an exact date.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 1, 2023

Fall is on the way and the new season marks the beginning of college application season! But we’re still encouraging families and students to start their prep work now! The post What You Need to Gather for Financial Aid Applications appeared first on CFAA. Many state and.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

New Mexico's Higher Education Department has announced that it is accepting applications for a program that will provide up to 100 percent student loan forgiveness for New Mexico residents who graduated from one of the 23 out-of-state professional and graduate programs. Michelle Lujan Grisham has approved $2.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

A report from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) shows international graduate applications increased for the fourth consecutive year and a shift continued in the countries applying. The report titled, “International Graduate Applications and Enrollment: Fall 2022,” details the responses from 370 institutions, which represents 48.7%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

For more than a million students each year, the college process starts with logging on to the Common App, the online application that can submitted to over 1,000 colleges and universities. million high school students who started the Common App during the 2018-19 application cycle, the last one unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Technical jobs are receiving fewer applications from younger generations. According to Handshake, a network of institutions and employers that helps connect students with early career opportunities, trade careers saw 49% fewer applications in 2022 than 2020. These careers allow our students to become entrepreneurs,” said Todd.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

Asian Americans face lower odds to be admitted into colleges and universities than white students with similar test scores, GPAs, and extracurriculars. The researchers looked at 685,709 first-year college applications from 292,795 Asian American and white students to selective U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Additionally, she led an 18-month examination of the future of student affairs, overseeing a large volunteer and staff task force and engaging in listening sessions with NASPA members.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 17, 2023

Parents and students are completing their FAFSA applications by the end. The post How to Help Your High School Junior Prep for FAFSA and College Applications appeared first on CFAA. Believe it or not, the FAFSA for your freshman year in college will come online October 1, 2023.

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Niche - First-Generation Collect Students

JANUARY 31, 2023

Having gone through many auditions and college applications as a music and science major, I have learned quite a few things to help me through the process whilst being a first generation college student.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2023

Despite an upward trend in diversity in the public health educational pipeline, minority students are still underrepresented in the field, a recent study from George Washington University found.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Some high school seniors are still feeling the pressure of getting their college applications completed. So, make good use of the holiday breaks from high school and get those college applications done! Sites can crash or information can get lost, and you might be out of luck.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Students and an advocacy group are suing Yale University, alleging systemic discrimination against students with mental health disabilities, CNN reported. Then, students who withdraw are barred from visiting campus and campus activities without prior permission, including in-person summer classes open to non-students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A new National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) report analyzes a Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) contract, set to go live in the spring, and its potential impact on student loan borrowers’ rights and experiences. Alpha Taylor The U.S.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There’s normal school work and extracurriculars, as well as the various deadlines for applications and financial aid. It’s a lot for any student to keep track of. With that in mind, here’s a few deadlines to track for your financial aid and college applications. Early Action These acceptances have a little more flexibility.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 20, 2023

Each year, students and families file the FAFSA to help determine funding for their college careers. The post How to Prepare for Your FAFSA Application in the Spring appeared first on CFAA. The 2023 FAFSA won’t open until December, which is later than normal. With the new updates, the deadline is already going to be stressful.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Adult community college students in degree-progressing English and math courses are nearing parity with their traditional-age student counterparts when it comes to course completion, according to a new report from California Competes.

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Tutor Ocean Corp

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Let’s take the stress out of doing all these applications. What Is A College Application? It is a form for a student to submit to a college or university. Administrators consider the information to determine whether to admit the student. You cannot simply show up, you must go through an application process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Test-optional admission policies have resulted in increased application numbers and student diversity at many business schools, according to a recent report by the MBA Roundtable and Wiley. Most programs reporting do not require a standardized test score as a part of the admissions process for all incoming students.

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College Aid Services

JULY 31, 2023

The Beta application site for the new Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan is now live. The SAVE Plan, like other income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, calculates your monthly payment amount based on your income and family size.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

This year, helping her high school seniors through the newly simplified FAFSA application process has been more stressful than simple. Traditionally, the FAFSA form opens on October 1, leaving students and their parents plenty of time to fill out the form. The student’s nerves are real.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 22, 2023

ED’s latest Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program application includes performance measures recommended by IHEP research By Jessica Vivar Earning a college degree is the best path to turning career aspirations into a successful livelihood and financially secure, fulfilling life. The result?

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Student Privacy Compass

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

FPF K12 Student Privacy Train-the-Trainer 2023-2024 Program Since 2013, over 130 new student privacy laws have passed in 42 states,…

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EAB

JULY 20, 2023

Blogs If You Aren’t Growing Applications, You’re Losing Enrollment New evidence regarding connections between application volume and downstream enrollment outcomes Many colleges have seen an increase in applications in recent years, even as the number of college-bound students has decreased.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

With it comes our individual and collective hopes and concerns about the quality of life in schools for Black students. Simultaneously, we have hopes and concerns about the preparation of teachers – majority white (80%) and females (77%) -- and others -- to work in anti-racist, equitable, and culturally responsive ways with Black students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. We also need students to be supported not only in year one but throughout the entire time they are in college.”

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